I don't think I am really letting the cat out of the bag. There have been
some discussions around ROC about night launching this year.
David P Smith
NAR 78668, TRA 15803, L2
Amateur Extra, W6DPS, VE and Registered Instructor
http://www.qsl.net/w6dps
On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 2:38 PM Jim Green <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Waiver is good from 7am to 10pm with no stopping unless we run out of
rockets or the weather gets bad.
On Sunday, March 29, 2020, 2:22:09 PM PDT, Gordon Balena <
g_balena@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What time does afternoon flying usually stop?
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Fly it just before the sun sets.
On Sunday, March 29, 2020, 2:11:09 PM PDT, Gordon Balena <
g_balena@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh no!! Well I guess I’m flying it during the day😊
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We have a J limit on night rockets.
On Sunday, March 29, 2020, 1:18:44 PM PDT, Gordon Balena <
g_balena@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
Actually I was planning on flying my first night flier at this years XPRS.
It’s a 5.5 Nike Smoke with 120 LED lights and an Aerotech K456DM motor. But
in looking at your list I now have a question.
The list says electronic deployment. Is that a requirement? I was going to
use the 14 second delay element that the motor comes with. Given the max
altitude, RocSim shows that to be just about right.
Thanks,
Gordon
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Hello AEROPACERs,
For those of you who remember the spectacular night launch by ROC at last
year's XPRS and thought it was pretty cool...here is you chance to be part
of AEROPAC's reply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIWtEUQvINc&feature=youtu.be ;(Thanks Tim
Robinson!)
So....
- If you are at least a Level 2 certified flier
- Have a 38mm or 54mm night launch rocket (or one that can be converted)
- Your rocket has electronic deployment (only apogee needed)
- Want to be part of something really cool
- Will be at XPRS this year on Saturday night
- Willing to fly an ass kicking EX sparky special propellant motor....
Start getting your rocket ready to fly now or build a new one while you
probably have some spare time.
Demo flights at MUDROCK (or AERONAUT)
More details to follow soon.
